Seoul Olympic Bridge South End IC 'U-turn Connection Ramp' Opens at 12 PM on the 31st

Olympic Bridge → Olympic-daero (Hanam direction) entry... Olympic-daero (Gimpo direction) → Gangdong-daero entry available
Average 22,000 vehicles per day... Traffic volume at nearby Cheonho Bridge and Jamsil Bridge South IC down 20%

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 28th that it will open a newly constructed U-turn connecting ramp at the southern end IC of Olympic Bridge at noon on the 31st.

By using the newly constructed U-turn connecting ramp at the southern end IC of Olympic Bridge, vehicles can enter Olympic-daero towards Hanam from the northern end of Olympic Bridge, as well as directly enter Gangdong-daero from Olympic-daero towards Hanam. Until now, it was impossible to enter Olympic-daero towards Hanam from Olympic Bridge or to enter Gangdong-daero from Olympic-daero towards Hanam, so drivers had to go to the southern intersection of Olympic Bridge to make a U-turn or detour via the adjacent Cheonho Bridge southern end IC or Jamsil Bridge southern end IC to access the area around Gangdong-daero.

Once the U-turn connecting ramp opens, an average of 22,000 vehicles per day are expected to use it, reducing traffic volume at the neighboring Cheonho Bridge and Jamsil Bridge southern end ICs by about 20%. Traffic volume on the Jamsil Bridge ramp is expected to decrease from 26,100 to 21,700 vehicles per day, a maximum reduction of 4,400 vehicles, and traffic volume on the Cheonho Bridge ramp is expected to decrease from 29,900 to 24,700 vehicles per day, a maximum reduction of about 5,200 vehicles.

Accordingly, the Seoul Metropolitan Government expects that traffic volume, which had been concentrated at Jamsil Bridge IC and Cheonho Bridge IC, will be dispersed to Olympic Bridge, greatly improving the chronic traffic congestion sections of Cheonho Bridge and Jamsil Bridge.

Meanwhile, to improve convenience for residents of Pungnap 2-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul plans to additionally install the ‘Hangaram-ro Olympic-daero Hanam Direction Entry Ramp,’ which allows direct entry from Hangaram-ro to Olympic-daero towards Hanam, and open it by the end of December.

Kim Seong-bo, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Urban Infrastructure Headquarters, said, “Traffic congestion during rush hours on Olympic-daero as well as at the nearby Cheonho Bridge IC and Jamsil Bridge IC will be greatly alleviated,” adding, “We thank the citizens for their patience and cooperation during the construction period.”

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